Kingston vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$2754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$6827
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1693
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$3607
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$1913
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	11
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	580K	274K

The cost of living in Kingston is 52% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4282nd and 375th ($1325 vs $2754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Nassau. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 5962nd and 4912th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Nassau

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	Kingston	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$31.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$3761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$3044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$332
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$3024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$4.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$4.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$6.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$94.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$97.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$694
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$15222

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2195
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2647
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3103
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2671
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2724
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2562
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2860
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2717
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2612
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2573
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2691
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2769
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2623
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3058
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2359
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2424
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2816
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3991
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2538